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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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