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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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