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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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