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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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