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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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