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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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