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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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