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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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