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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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