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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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