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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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