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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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