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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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