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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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