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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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