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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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