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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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