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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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