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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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