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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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