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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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