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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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