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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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