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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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