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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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