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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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