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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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