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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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