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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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