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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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