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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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