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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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