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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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