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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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