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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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