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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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