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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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