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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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