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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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