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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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