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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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