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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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