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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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