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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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