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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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