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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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