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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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