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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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