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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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