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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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