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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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