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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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