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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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