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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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