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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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