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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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