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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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