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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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