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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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