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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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