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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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