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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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