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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major 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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