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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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