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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting 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 new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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