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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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