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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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