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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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