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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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