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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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