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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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