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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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