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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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