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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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