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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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