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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major 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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