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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum 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 inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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