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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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