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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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