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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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