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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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