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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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