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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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