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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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