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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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