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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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