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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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