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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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