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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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