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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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