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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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