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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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