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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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