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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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