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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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