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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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