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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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