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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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