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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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