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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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