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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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