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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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