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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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