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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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