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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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