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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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