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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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