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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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