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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies 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 in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the 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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