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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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