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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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