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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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