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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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