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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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