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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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