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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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