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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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