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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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