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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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