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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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