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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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