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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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