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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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