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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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