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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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