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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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