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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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