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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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