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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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