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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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