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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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