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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers 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 MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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