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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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