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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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