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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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