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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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