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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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