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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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