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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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