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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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