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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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