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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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