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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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