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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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