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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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