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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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