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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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