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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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