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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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