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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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