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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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