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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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