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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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