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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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