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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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