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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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