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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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