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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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