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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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