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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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