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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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