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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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