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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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