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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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