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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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