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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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