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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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