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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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