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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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