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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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