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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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