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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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