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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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