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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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