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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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