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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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