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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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