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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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