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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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