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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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