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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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