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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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