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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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