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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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