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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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