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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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