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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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