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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes 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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