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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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