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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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