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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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