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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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