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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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