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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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