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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business 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 educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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