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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes 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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