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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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