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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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