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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important 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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