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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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