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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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