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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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