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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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