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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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