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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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