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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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