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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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