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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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