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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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