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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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