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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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