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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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