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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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