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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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