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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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