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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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