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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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