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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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