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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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