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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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