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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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