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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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