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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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