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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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