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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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