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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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