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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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