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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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