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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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