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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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