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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the 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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