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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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