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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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