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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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