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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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