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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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