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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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