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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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