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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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