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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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