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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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