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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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