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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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