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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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