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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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