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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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