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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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