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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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