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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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