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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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