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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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