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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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