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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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