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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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