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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important 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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