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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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