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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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