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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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