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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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