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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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