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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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