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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators 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 MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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