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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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