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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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