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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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