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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different 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 participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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