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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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