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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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