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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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