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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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