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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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