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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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