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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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