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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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