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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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