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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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