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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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