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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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