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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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