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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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