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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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