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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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