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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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