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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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