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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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