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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)