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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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