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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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