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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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