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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses 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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