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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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