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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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