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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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