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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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