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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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