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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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