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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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