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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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