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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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