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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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