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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers 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 MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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