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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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