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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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