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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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