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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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