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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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