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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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