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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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