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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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