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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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