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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure 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 innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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