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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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