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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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