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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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