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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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