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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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