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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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