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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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