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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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