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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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