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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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