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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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