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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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