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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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