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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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