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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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