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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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