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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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