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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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