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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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