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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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