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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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