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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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