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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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