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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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