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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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