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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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