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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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