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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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