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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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