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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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