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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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