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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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