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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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