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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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