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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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