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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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