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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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