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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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