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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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