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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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