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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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