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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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