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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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