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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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