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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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