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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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