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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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