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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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