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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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