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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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