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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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