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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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