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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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