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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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