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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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