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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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