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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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