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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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