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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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