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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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