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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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