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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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