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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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