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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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