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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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