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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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