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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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