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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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