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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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