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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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