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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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