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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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