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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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