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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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