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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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