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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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