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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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