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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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