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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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