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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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