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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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