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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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