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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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