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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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