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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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