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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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