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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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