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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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