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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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