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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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