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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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