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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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