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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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