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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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