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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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