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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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