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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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