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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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