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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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