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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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