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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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