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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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