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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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