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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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