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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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