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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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