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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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