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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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