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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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