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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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