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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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