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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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