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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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