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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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