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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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