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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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