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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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