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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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