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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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