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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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