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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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