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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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