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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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