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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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