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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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