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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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