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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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