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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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