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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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