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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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