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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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