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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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