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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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