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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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