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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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