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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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