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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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