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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure 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 MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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