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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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