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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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