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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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