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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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