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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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