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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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