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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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