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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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