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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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