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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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