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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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