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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with 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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