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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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