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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major 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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