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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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