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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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