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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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