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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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