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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key 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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