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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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