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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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