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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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