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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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