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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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