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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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