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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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