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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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