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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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