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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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