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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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