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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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