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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually 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 variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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