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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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