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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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