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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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