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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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