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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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