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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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