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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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