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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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