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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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