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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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