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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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