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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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