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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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