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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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