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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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