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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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