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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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