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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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