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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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