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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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