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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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