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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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