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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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