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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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