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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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