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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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