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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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