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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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