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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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