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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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