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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify 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 massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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